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Even in China , Jedi isn ' t a well-known bike brand , but the company proved the star of the recent CIMA show with a trio of 750 cc machines that look every inch like they ' ve come from a more established company . That , in part , is because Jedi has followed a tried and tested route in China to fund and develop its technology . The company has , until recently , focussed on supplying ' official ' motorcycles to China ' s police and military , which is a vast and profitable market in the country . Now Jedi is breaking into the civilian market , and at CIMA it showed two production
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models and a radical concept bike that hints at its future direction . The Jedi GTR750 sports tourer is the company ' s mainstay , and a bike that ' s been shown several times before , albeit with an angle towards the state use . It features the company ' s own parallel twin , water-cooled DOHC engine , measuring 730.4 cc and good for around 75 bhp . The engine is made by Jedi itself , but clearly shares its general design and layout with the CFMoto 650 and 700 cc parallel twin motors , themselves owning much of their inspiration to Kawasaki ' s 650 cc twin . |
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The power output might be relatively modest , but the GTR sets itself aside from the norm by featuring a cast alloy frame that ' s been designed with the help of Suter in Switzerland , along with Brembo brakes and Bosch ABS . It ' s all kit that aligns more with European or Japanese norms than those you might expect from China . While the GTR has been seen before - the company unveiled a new derivative at CIMA in the form of the JFR750 , a naked roadster based on the same mechanical parts . It ' s been revealed in several styles , with wire wheels or alloys and with either a retro-style circular headlight or a rectangular lamp in a small nose fairing . The engine , frame , suspension and brakes are all from the GTR750 , but the bike is retuned for fractionally less power - around 68 bhp - and it ' s lighter , with a wet kerb weight of 220 kg rather than the GTR ' s 234 kg . According to Jedi , the JFR750 was styled in Italy , which perhaps points at plans to appeal to an international market in the future . However , the real show-stopper for Jedi was the company ' s Vision K750
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concept , a full-on sports bike built around the same engine as the other models . The company has been quiet about its precise specifications , but it appears to have a new frame , and certainly features a different swingarm to its sister models . At the moment the bike is clearly still in ' concept ' state , with intriguing styling elements including a multifaceted LED headlight flanked by aero wind deflectors that stand proud of the main bodywork . The headlight ' s multipart design is mirrored in the taillamp design , with each light made of dozens of crystal-shaped elements , inset in duct-like cowls in the back of the single seat unit . Up front , the mudguard has an unusual design that largely encases the forks , but underneath all the exotic elements the bike ' s main components are all realistic , production-viable parts , including the suspension and the same Brembo brakes that appear on the other Jedi models . While the K750 won ' t reach dealers looking quite like this , it might well lead to a production model with a very similar look . |